Tuesday, March 19, 2024

Prominent National Conservative Group Distances Itself From Trump

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The has invited six possible Republican presidential candidates to its annual donor retreat.

Former President isn't one of them.

The anti-tax super PAC spent $150 million in the past two election cycles boosting GOP candidates across the country. Its leader, David McIntosh, believes the 's chances of reclaiming the in two years' time will be significantly diminished if Trump becomes the party's nominee.

Now, McIntosh wants to do all he can to introduce major donors to other possibilities.

The New York Times reports:

“The party should be open to another candidate,” Mr. McIntosh said, suggesting that Republicans had already lost too many elections with Mr. Trump as the face of the party.

The group and the former president clashed during last year's Ohio GOP Senate primary. Trump sent McIntosh a vulgar message less than one month after graciously introducing him at a rally.

The Times continues:

Mr. McIntosh insisted that there was no personal animosity guiding the group's interest in seeking another option for the 2024 nomination. Instead, he said that Mr. Trump had proved to be toxic among general election voters, adding that Republicans had lost elections in 2018, 2020 and 2022 on the former president's watch.

Mr. Trump's standing among Republicans dipped in public opinion polls in November and December. In addition to being largely blamed for the Republicans' disappointing midterm season, he was also roundly criticized after hosting a private dinner — a week after his campaign announcement — with Kanye West, who has been denounced for making antisemitic statements, and Nick Fuentes, an outspoken antisemite and prominent young white supremacist.

What do you think? Is Trump the strongest nominee to win in 2024? Tell us your thoughts in the comments below!

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58 COMMENTS

  1. I think Club for Growth is just another tentacle of the swamp which Trump was trying to defeat. They just want to win with someone they can control. So who gives a rats ass what they think.

  2. President Trump will drain this group of being gutter rats and their butt kissing to the democrats. Rinos have fought President Trump on everything good for America. Mitch McConnell and his anti American Republicans hate the American people. They are no better than the corrupt democrats running the country now. Mitt Romney, Liz, Collins, Lindsey, Chris and the rest of these rats side with the democrats unamerican unmoral ways. Biden is just plain evil. Justice system has no honor or pride for truth and justice. Biden and his thugs are kissing world elites butts. They all hate freedom for all. You rats think we are doing nothing just being silence! You keep thinking that. When the big surprise hits you all will probably all have heart attacks. It will be fun to watch these Unamerican rats pack their bags and leave America to their communist countries they love.

  3. Many of us are sticking with Trump. He has taken a lot of crap and abuse standing up for the everyday, salt of the earth American. We will not abandon him. The Club for Growth needs to rethink their position or otherwise keep their elitist attitude to themselves and quit talking for the rest of us.

    • We need a street fighter not another LaLaLand politician. And that proven slugger, my fellow patriots, is Trump.

      • You are correct, because under Pres. trump our enemies behaved, while under weaklings like Democrat Presidents; Obama, Russia took over Crimea without a problem, and under Biden Russia again is taking over Ukraine, and the Taliban took over Afghanistan with Biden giving them $85,BILLION worth of our weapons and leaving behind some of our people and allies to be tortured or killed. That is Democrat’s Presidential record of performance? Think when you vote that not only do we need a strong President for our benefit, but also for the sake of world peace.

    • And pres. Trump could have just enjoyed his affluent lifestyle instead of serving us for free (donated his salaries for public agency use) and be subjected to the relentless unjustified attacks on him and his family. But he loves our country so much, he had to get into politics to save our country. He knows what is and who is behind the scenes trying to take us down to our demise .May God bless us all with wisdom to follow God’s will and not our own flawed will.

  4. I do not think Trump will be the best candidate for 2024!!! I believe the Conservative wing of the GOP must have someone who is younger & not toxic, and has exhibited restraint in actions & words!!!

      • i CONCUR, Darrel Watson is unfortunately brainwashed with the lies and deceptions of the Democrats and the mainstream media. He needs to do due diligence to know what Trump has done for us, and for World Peace, just google it under the accomplishments of Presidents. He will bite his tongue.

    • We do not need what you describe, we need (and will vote for) a tough, unafraid,smart person who actually does get things done, even when you toss flak at him 24/7. Look what we got when a stolen election was allowed to prevail.

      • It seems like the Left really like the inflation we have now, getting into disastrous recession, higher taxes, higher energy cost, tanking dollar value & buying power, higher interest rates, invasion of illegals, drugs, criminals, terrorists, rapists, sex & human traffickers entering our open borders, Billions of dollars spent on housing illegals in hotels when monies could have been used for our homeless poor dying on sidewalks of our big cities like NY and CA. COVID restrictions to force closure of small businesses, the life blood of our economy. How can any self respecting human being like this picture, other than enemies of our country? Or for that matter, maybe they are paid puppets of China? May God bless us all with wisdom to see the truth on what is truly going on.

    • We should not vote for personalities or speech refinement because no politicians are, they attack their opponents, that is given. But I will vote again for pres. Trump because he knows DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN ECONOMICS which is needed for our growth and security and also because our enemies FEAR him, they behaved under Trump. Now Russia is misbehaving again after taking Crimea under Obama’s watch, & with weak Biden Ukraine and disastrous exit from Afghanistan leaving our enemy the Taliban, $85,BILLION of US weapons. With Trump we had no action from China or Russia, North Vietnam, Iran, North Korea etc, etc, and we had Border security almost finished, until Biden scrapped it. We also had energy independence and economic growth and lower taxes, but the enemies cheated us again. Do we listen to God or our emotional flawed will of disliking the man that did good for us? Then you are either misinformed or an ingrate. MAGA AMERICA.

  5. “Republicans had already lost too many elections with Mr. Trump as the face of the party”
    what a damned stupid LIE Trump didn’t loose anything it was flat out in your face TAKEN from him. This jerk dissing him is part of the problem not the solution!

    • Trump is the soul of the party because he is no puppet of anyone, the world respects him, our enemies behaved during his term. we enjoyed economic growth and low taxes, he created peace in the Middle east, He created energy independence (our gas was $2.00 a gallon under him in CA and now $6. to $7. dollars in CA. He created corporate partnerships to offer apprenticeship working programs for newly released low crime prisoners and high school grads. who were not college bound and created high employments for Blacks and Latinos. Google his accomplishments and be informed.

    • 100%… Who leaked the Abortion issue at the court. Clear case of voter interferance. A trip to get the brainwashed left out to kill more babies. If it was not for Trump we would have lost the house.

      The election process it broken, dark money feeds the left and Rino right. We have once last chance to win and I’m betting on Trump and the American people.

  6. Can we forget Trump for awhile and focus on the “talk a lot – generally do nothing” Republican controlled House of Representative? It is time that Republicans quit talking and start doing. To be polite and not unified is insufficient use of any power under they might control. The primaries will sort out who will be the presidential contender, so stop pitting everyone against Donald Trump for now. I am totally tired of the constant fund raising – that is probably all this is about. We just finished an election that was really pretty successful for one chamber. It is time to do something now that we have a modicum of control of one house.

  7. People should be reminded that it was Trump who [bravely] exposed so much deep state corruption that is going on in D.C. and his great policies – pipeline, trade deals, peace in the Middle East, and much more. This nation needs him to save us all. And he is not owned by or beholden to any foreign nation.

  8. You left out important context about the last paragraph. Trump invited Kanye to dinner BEFORE Kanye made the antisemitic remarks (which he later walked back / clarified in a weird roundabout way, because Kanye is a weird guy). And Trump said he had no idea who Nick Fuentes was – Kanye brought him as his own guest.

  9. The problem with Trump not winning in 2020 along with other conservatives in 2024 is not Trump. He won by a landslide. But the blatant cheating by the Democrats was too great. STOP claiming Trump and the conservatives did not win….THEY DID WIN …but it WAS STOLEN and you nor anyone else can erase what we saw take place.

    • You are correct, Trump won by landslide but was openly cheated as I watched how they shoved those harvested ballots in the middle of the night when they sent the watchers home with a busted pipe as an alibi. Fortunately one watcher was able to hide, sneaked in and video taped the three people who were doing the cheating from harvested ballots in suit cases hidden under the table. Unfortunately, Democrat’s appointed Judges (corrupt) would not even hear the cases and dismissed all witnesses and cases.. We deserve God’s punishment of harsh weather, & fire (especially in CA) for cheating his messenger, Donald Trump. More bad things will come as the Bible says. May God forgive those who defied His will and those who followed their own corrupt will. To these we pray. Amen.

  10. It shouldn’t be any surprise at all to the GOP that I have refused to support them for over 2 years now. I WILL VOTE FOR TRUMP AGAIN!

    • So would we in our families and group who are well informed of the good things Trump has done for us and the world.

    • I quit a while back donating to the RNC or any group that took my money and distributed it as they wish ( as Ronna McDaniel used it for lavish dinners/hotels and other nonsense). I donate directly to the ones I believe in – MOSTLY TRUMP!
      When the people rose up and told the RNC NO to RONNA, they voted in secret to keep her in the position that she is not good at.

  11. Sorry but the Donald’s days are past. He may be your favorite but strategically speaking, he’s old, he’s hated by the left – and I speak as an independent conservative – the right hasn’t a chance if he’s the candidate. There are better options than Donald. If you care about this country, don’t go down with the DT ship. Can you REALLY afford another Biden or worse?

    • Unfortunately for the left and the uninformed biased voters, Trump’s agenda is already tried and successful for us and the world. Only our enemies would want him out because they fear him and what is in store for them in his 8 years coming.

    • No one who says Trump should not be our Candidate or that he cannot win, is trustworthy. They either are not informed or a dem troll.

  12. I was promoting Trump back in 2012, before he ever decided to run. I think he did a great job as President. However, his temperament and vicious attacks on others, Democrats and Republicans, has turned him of with many people and I’m one of them. He’s destroyed himself and we cannot let him destroy the party. His ego has gotten the best of him and he has to step aside.

    • Trump only rebuts his attackers and that shows him to have guts and freedom to expose the corruptions, which our enemies fear.. Of course those who are exposed for their wrong doings will label him as vicious, but look at what they have done to him…two impeachments with no evidence but concocted allegations & hearsay? Look at what he and his family went trough after working for us for nothing as he donated all his salaries to public use in our agencies….no President in USA has ever worked so hard for FREE except Donald Trump. Yet, ingrates are still coming out of the woodwork to demonize him, why? Because they are puppets of our enemies, or brainwashed by the corrupt MSM, and don’t really like a prosperous and powerful America. Most of them are uninformed, misinformed and just plain idiots. MAGA. for me because I love my country and not any party. Our ;loyalty MUST be for our country and not to a corrupt party who sells us out.

    • Most of everything Trump says has been proven to be true. So he gives some people nicknames, big deal. Any American who cares more about words or hurt feelings than How wonderful America was under Trump, are whistling Dixie when they say they USED to vote for him. I will vote for Trump and only Trump. If he decides to form another true American Party, I will follow. He is the best we have ever had.

  13. The nation owes Donald Trump its gratitude for four successful years. But it’s time to have a younger-than-Boomer president, and Mr. Trump has largely worn out his welcome with the American people. We need somebody fresh, somebody particularly competent to explain to America why the Left is such a malign influence. Mr. Trump does not have that capacity.

    • Fuentes is white and he does not comply to the Far Left agenda so they call him a white supremacist. I am sure that they would call everyone of us that support Trump, or any other candidate that might win against basement biden, a white supremacist. They even call black people that disagree with them, white supremacist. Just words.

  14. President Trump is the one! He’s the only one able to withstand the crap everyone throws his way. He’s the fighter for the American people. TRUMP 2024!
    We love Mr. President!

  15. This is a not news. No big deal. Lord knows, God knows, Trump still will be running and still will have the VAST majority of the base. Whether you like Trump or not, what the establishment put him though is a disgrace. He WILL be the face of the party. More “devine” events will flesh this out. Period.

  16. thin skinned but this is why I refuse to be a GOP member. The entire lot or most would abended there own mother if the boat was shanking. Stunts like this will hand the dems the 2024 election. This is the real reason the GOP is fractured. They will not stand together NEVER. At least the Dems stand together even if they don’t like each other

    • Honest people have the courage to disagree with one another but dishonest people will glock to together to cover their crimes……See who is good?

      • Sorry, typo error.. in my last sentence above, should be;” Dishonest people will flock together to cover their crimes .”

        • I even read it the way you meant it, not the way it was written until you corrected. What an interesting mistake!! LOL!!

  17. Just look at the donors to this group and you’ll know who is their puppeteer. Just because they claim to be conservative that means they are….far from it. Money talks, BS walks as the saying goes, so follow the money.

    • Like the members of the Lincoln Project claim to be republican, but vote for democrats, raise money as republicans and give it to democrats. Plus they are an immoral bunch.

  18. Trump is the only one that even stands a chance. This is just the Rino elites trying to take back power. Trump supporters will not be so easily food.

  19. Stories like this are just meant to peel off the base. The people are for Trump, the Rinos are for continued inflation and war.

  20. The Club for Growth has it all wrong! We need the strength of Trump and a return of his America First agenda to turn this country around from all of the destruction wreaked on it over the past two years by the Democrats, Rino’s and the current administration. I agree with the other comments that they are part of the swamp, and I hope they get the biggest surprise of their lives when they lose in the next election. Thanks for the heads up. I will be sure not to donate to them.

  21. Donald J. Trump IS the Leader of the Republican Party, without him, a new Party would be formed and he would take MANY MILLIONS of us with him. We accept no other Presidential nominee in 2024, but President Donald J. Trump.

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